Because of Lou's love of Helvetica, the documentary, I have decided to only type in Helvetica on this blog from now on. If only he new about the blog...
Four years ago Lou ran 4 marathons. He tries to be humble about it, but he isn't very good at it, and why should he be. He ran 4 marathons in a year! That is pretty impressive.
He started with the LA Marathon inspired by his brother who was living in CA at the time. He trained for it in less than 2 months during a brutal winter. We all think that 2014 has been a bad winter, but 2011 was worse, much more snow and hazardous conditions, and to top it off, there was a monsoon the day of the LA marathon!
After he ran LA he ran for a charity in the Boston Marathon, and once he had the bug, he had to do Chicago and NYC in 2011 too. It was a great year whether I was cheering from near or far, it was so exciting. I remember the day of the Chicago Marathon, I was in Maine with my best friend Stephanie. She and I were watching the updates throughout the race. 5K down, 10K, half marathon, I knew he was trying to break 4 hours and it was getting so close. We were headed to lunch and I said, if we don't get an update soon, he didn't do it. And then it came.... the last update. He had beat 4 hours by seconds, literally. There we were at lunch in Maine dining al fresco on a beautiful day , and we started cheering him on. It was almost as great as being there.
Today, Lou is training for the Boston Marathon again. He got a number last minute from work. He and another employee, a female, were chosen to represent the company and the company's charity. A big honor, and as a new employee, and primary fundraiser, a big responsibility. In typical Lou fashion, he immediately rose to the challenge and started training, but he also bought the best and sweetest gear, because you have to look good to feel good.
Lou in his New Ultimate Direction AK vest. Every time he runs he tells me how great it is. The vest was one of his latest perfect product quests.
The jacket and head gear are new as well, and of course, he runs with his RE's (see previous Randolph Engineering Sunglasses Post)
He says to me, "Futura". Me: " Um Ok What?" Him: "Futura, a lot of people choose that typeface instead of Helvetica." Me(In my head): ("Who would know that but him?!? Has he been reading my blog? He's trying to get me to switch from Helvetica, but he probably knows I won't find that typeface in blogger!") Me(Out Loud): " How do you spell that?"
